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SoCal agitators accused of stalking ICE agents with megaphone

Police arrested two Southern California protesters after ICE agents said they felt hunted, and the arrests land amid separate fights over press scrutiny; everyone involved wants quiet.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN Tonight
Published 7:24 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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Photo: United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement — Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “SoCal agitators accused of stalking ICE agents, hurling obscenities with megaphone”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 7:24 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: SoCal, ICE.
BBN covered this story before: Brush fires force evacuations across Southern California (October 16).

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What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTwo California protesters were arrested after ICE agents said they were being followed and stalked, and the New York Post says one of them was shouting obscenities through a megaphone.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA megaphone! Somebody finally found a use for the one in my garage, and I'm so happy for them.

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